Alumni

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Ask a UW Geography Alum!
October 27, 2025
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AZ | Finding his rhythm
October 6, 2025
Student holding #HireHuskies sign at UW Career Fair
Creating Community Among Geography Alums: Introducing the Alum Ambassador Committee
June 13, 2025
Mike Mamic stands in front of a desert landscape at Arches National Park
Alum Profile: Collaboration, Brainstorming and Exchanging Ideas as a GIS Analyst
February 12, 2025
Iain Hay
Congratulations to Ph.D. Alum Iain Hay, Recipient of the 2024 Laureat d’honneur from the International Geographical Union!
April 22, 2024
Portrait Photo of Eddie Bayya
Alum Profile: Building a Legal Career Inspired by Urban Geography and Pursuit of Social Justice
April 17, 2024
Portrait Photo of Geography Alum Sue Nevler
Alum Profile: From Cape Cod to the Pacific Northwest and Beyond
April 15, 2024
Richard Morrill holding a map while speaking to a class
Remembering Geography Professor Emeritus Richard L. Morrill
April 2, 2024
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Kam Wing Chan and Xiaxia Yang’s Commentary on China’s Urban Youth is Published in Caixin Weekly
January 31, 2024
Portrait Photography of Isaac Rivera, Ph.D.
Meet Isaac Rivera, One of the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Medalists
July 13, 2023
Portrait Photograph of Geog Alum Stanley Toops
Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum Stanley Toops
February 1, 2023
Geography Alum Thai Nguyen sits on the right, with Shoreline resident Patti Shah Karam seated on the left.
How to fix the mental health workforce? WA has an underutilized resource: peer counselors
January 30, 2023
Portrait Photograph of Geog Alum John Parr
Remembering Geography Ph.D. Alum John Brian Parr
January 25, 2023
Gray Wolf
Q&A with Geography Ph.D. Alum Rob Anderson: Managing Washington’s gray wolf population – through fear
November 21, 2022
Geographers in Practice text on Seattle cityscape
UW Alums Share Their Stories as "Geographers in Practice"
October 1, 2022
Portrait Photograph Natasha Rivers
40 Under 40: Natasha Rivers, BECU
September 26, 2022
Celebrating Pride Month
May 31, 2022
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Recent Geography Alum Bukhari Shakil Featured by Career & Internship Center
March 21, 2022
Collage of work by Arts & Sciences faculty, students and alumni related to Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 8, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: A new Measure: the Revolutionary Quantum Reform of the Metric System, Sacred Breath: Indigenous Writing and Storytelling Series, and more
May 10, 2021
Portrait of Gerald W. Halmo
Remembering UW Geography Alum Gerald Halmo
March 30, 2021
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A year with COVID-19: A chronology of how the UW adapted — and responded — to the pandemic
March 4, 2021
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ArtSci Roundup: Katz Distinguished Lecture: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Contemporary Environmental Issues In Taiwan, Global Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Race, and More
February 17, 2021
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Dr. Lawson (Honors Director and Geography Faculty) Interview with Talia Kertsmann
November 12, 2020
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‘2020: The Course’ ponders the meaning of this unusual year
October 30, 2020
Geography Alum Utako Kase.
Alum Profile: From Hackathon to Amazon, Utako Kase is Proud to Have Studied Geography
February 18, 2020
Geography Alum Robert Hendrickson.
Alum Profile: Robert Hendrickson Shows the Value in GIS
February 7, 2020
Geography Alum Matt Manolides.
Alum Profile: Staying Positive and Curious, Matt Manolides Finds Success with GIS
July 11, 2019
Geography Major Ji Hae Walks on a New York City Street
In Just Two Short Quarters, Transfer Student Ji Hae Hong Finds Opportunities for Success at UW - and Abroad!
May 1, 2019
Dr. Jay Lund smiles in a field on a sunny day.
Alum Profile: Dr. Jay Lund Elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 12, 2019
Melissa Espinoza
Alum Profile: From Yakima to Edinburgh, UW Geography Alum Melissa Espinoza Pursues a Career Researching Housing and Homelessness
February 7, 2019
Houses built on a riverbank in Cambodia.
An Inventive Sewage Solution
January 6, 2019
David Abernathy
Geography alum publishes new book on geodata, geolocation, and mapping
November 21, 2017
Ghosts of Seattle Past
Geography Alum Anisa Jackson Published in Ghosts of Seattle Past
April 13, 2017
Andre Ortega
Ph.D. alum Andre Ortega receives award for excellence in research
March 28, 2017
Professor Young
UW Geography Ph.D. grad receives teaching award from another UW
March 28, 2017
Ojserkis
Geography alumni row in Rio Olympics
September 12, 2016
Sean Wang
Geography alum helps unearth wealth of ORCA card data
August 23, 2016
Dr. Delia Heck
Teaching Environmental Science and Water Quality at a Liberal Arts College
June 29, 2015
Dr. Meredith Reitman
Blending Teaching, Activism, and Anti-Racist Practice
June 29, 2015
Brandon Derman
Geographies of Climate Change and Social Activism
June 29, 2015
Srinivas Chokkakula
Researching Water Disparities and Contributing to Water Policy
June 29, 2015
Common Good Cafe session with Matt Sparke
March 15, 2014
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Alumnus Sam Nowak Featured in Perspectives Newsletter
August 25, 2013
iLEAP, UW Alum Featured in Humanosphere Article
November 19, 2012
Alumni Profile: Tricia Ruiz
November 14, 2012
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Alumni Profile: Greg Hitchcock
November 6, 2012
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Alumni Profile: Britt Yamamoto
October 29, 2012
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Geography Career Panel Recap
February 1, 2012